Gary Marcus on BBC: Altman, Huang and Sanders posture at extremes while honest AI safety talk is missing
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-16
Gary Marcus criticizes the polarized AI safety discourse after a BBC appearance: Altman and Huang claim AI companies will voluntarily pull dangerous products, which he doubts given GPT-6 Astra's reduced monitorability, while Sanders' 'AI is more dangerous than nukes' is highly speculative. Everyone is posturing, honest conversation is lacking, and it will bite humanity.
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